Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DETROIT STREETCAR SERVICE ENDED ON THIS DATE IN 1956 Tuesday April 8, 2008 ...
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008, marks the 52nd anniversary of the elimination of streetcar service in the city of Detroit. In commemoration of that event, a number of...
Hello group, fellow group member "Dennismk1" recently sent me the following PCC photos.... The 1st photo: All-electric PCC 253 is seen on a flatcar being...
http://www.semcog.org/Survey.aspx Take a minute to complete this survey about transportation in Southeast Michigan. SEMCOG is using it to set priorities for...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal DETROIT'S LONGEST TRANSIT STRIKE BY CITY WORKERS BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN 1951 ...
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Port Huron to Flint is easier than that... take Amtrak. ... http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/OPINION03/803040389...
Here's how to experience a Blue Water Area festival without putting $3.65 gasoline in your car: Come to the Marine City "Maritime Days" festival (www dot...
I took the survey, but my experience with these types of things with SEMCOG is they just ignore public input. They say "well, yeah, the public wants more...
Hello group! I do apologize for being somewhat MIA here over the last few weeks, but things do happen, and I found my time being devoted to other areas. So as...
Remember this scene from about four years ago...... (HBC-2 photo, taken by D. McIntosh) ....when the former #3000-31000–series NewFlyer D40HF's sat at...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal GRAND RIVER STREETCAR LINE CONVERTED TO MOTOR BUSES ON THIS DATE IN 1947 ...
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From time to time here we've discussed the DTOG (Detroit Transit Options for Growth) Study and their proposed LRT (Light Rail Transit) line for Woodward...
Reminder from: DSR-2-DOT Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSR-2-DOT/cal THE D.S.R. BEGAN OPERATING ON THIS DATE IN 1922 Thursday May 15, 2008 12:15...
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*Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified. Detroit city buses transported 7.7 percent more riders from July 2007 through March 2008 than...
I rode on bus #3293 earlier this week (5/12 or 5/13/2008) in the morning on the Crosstown line. ... rear of the DDOT Main Office property awaiting that bus...
... In looking at the Detroit transit history website, I'm reminded of the buses with the "highway coach" seating configuration. In fact, my first ride on a...
Tim, that coach you rode on (#3293) was one of the ten "suburban-edition" coaches (and the last of the #3200-series RTS coaches) delivered back in 1997. There...
... first ... the ... When first delivered back In June of 1997, these "high-back" coaches (as they're often called) were used exclusively for suburban...
Well, here's one of the hazards of being a transit coach operator.... Wild and crazy passengers!!!! Â On May 14th, a Milwaukee city coach operator was...
Some good news for riders of the Grand Belt line. The #20-Grand Belt line, which had been considered for "possible" elimination by DDOT in June, has been...
Anyone notice the addition of some type of "holder" (or whatever they're called) being added to the "tall" poles of DDOT bus stops along Eight Mile Road? The...
Just a point of correction...there will be new express service, not limited. Crosstown, Dexter, Grand River, Gratiot and Woodward will have express service...
... limited. Crosstown, Dexter, Grand River, Gratiot and Woodward will have express service (stops at major transfer points only, and local in the downtown...
... operator.... Wild and crazy passengers!!!! ... deranged passenger who was boarding his bus. Because the bus was equipped with security cameras the...
I'm now pleased to announce, after nearly a month-and-a-half of working on this project, that the new 1940's PHOTO GALLERY, posted on the DetroitTransitHistory...
No, it will take Warren to Woodward and then Woodward into downtown. Martin Edwards - Clark Walden ID: 0387768 PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences ...
... Sounds good, M. Clark! A Crosstown Express via Woodward. Interesting! So is that a west-side express or east-side service? I do hope that there are plans...